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W. H. ANDERSON.

TAG AND PARCEL TYER.

No. 454,105. Patented June 16,1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IVILLIAM H. ANDERSON, OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA.

TAG AND PARCEL TYER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 45 4,10 5, dated June16, 1891.

Application filed August 28, 1890. Serial No. 363,325. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Riverside, in the county of San Bernardino and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tagsand Parcel Tyers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to tags and parcel fasteners, which can also beutilized as a handle for carrying the parcel and also foradvertising andother purposes; and it consists, broadly, in two or more thicknesses offlexible material, which are united by means of buttons orclamping-pieces, between which and the flexible material the cord orbinding material is Wound or secured, as will be hereinafter moreparticularly set forth.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which the same letters ofreference indicate corresponding parts in each of the figures, Figure 1is a perspective View of my invention applied to a parcel. Fig. 2 is avertical cross-section of. the same. Fig. 3 is a top plan View of thetag. Fig.4 is a bottom plan view. Fig. 5 is a View of the partsdetached.

The tag and handle consist of two pieces A and B of flexible material,preferably of good tough paper, two clamping-pieces O and D, preferablyof tin, and a rivet E. The pieces Aand B are of different widths, theupper one A being the wider of the two and provided upon its side edgeswith the two notches F and G. The narrower piece B is a trifle widerthan the distance between the inner points of the notches F and G, sothat when the two pieces are placed together the edges of the narrowerpieces will project just beyond the inner portions of the notches. Theends of the narrower piece are each provided with a hole or opening H.The clamping-pieces are preferably circular with a hole in the center.The upper piece 0 has a crease I formed around it near its periphery,which causes its outer edge to stand up or away from the top flexiblepiece A. It also causes the central portion of the disk to stand awayfrom the paper, leaving only a narrow rim to bear against the paper. Therivet E is passed up through the holes through the clamps and flexiblepieces and riveted, which will bind them all fast together.

In using the device the end of a string is wrapped around between theupper or creased disk until it is securely fastened. It is then placedupon top of the bundle to be tied and the string or cord is passedaround the bundle in the same manner that it would be for making theordinary tie-thatis, it is passed over one end of the tag and around thebundle and brought up over the opposite end of the tag and wrapped oneor more times around under the disk at the center. 'It is then passedover and around the sides of the bundle, which causes it to pass intothe notches in the edges of the wider or top piece and bear upon theexposed edges of the under piece. The free end of the string is thenwrapped around under the disk until it is well secured, and it is thenbroken off and the parcel is ready for delivery to the customer. Thecustomer then passes the fingers under the tag with two fingers on eachside of the string that passes around the bundle crosswise of the tag.Then by closing the hand upon the tag the two flexible pieces areslightly bent around the string which passes over the ends of thepieces, and it thus makes a round handle,which will prevent the stringfrom cutting the fingers, as shown in Fig. 2. The top piece is a triflelonger than the lower piece, so that the cord will bend it down over thelower piece, and thus will prevent the cord from cutting through theedge of the paper. The notches at the sides of the top pieces permit thepaper to turn or curl up in the hand, although the cord passes downaround the bundle. To prevent the cord from cutting into the edge ofthepaper at the bottom of the notches, the lower piece of paper is madeto project just far enough to support the weight upon the cord, which itdoes without danger of being cut or torn by the cord, as the piece is sonarrow that it is not turned up to such a great extent as the upperpiece of paper.

By creasing the upper clamp or button, as shown, there is-plenty of roomaround the rivet for the turns of cord, while the crease will hold theend of the cord and prevent its coming loose, and by turning the outeredge up and roughening it a trifle it will act as a cutter, by means ofwhich the cord can be severed when the bundle has been tied. To utilizethe edge for this purpose, all that is necessary is to draw the cordover any portion of the edge and give it a good strong pull or a slightjerk, which will cut the cord as nicely as though it were done with aknife.

I propose to utilize the plain surface of the upper piece of paper foradvertising purposes, by which a dealer can have his card, &c., printedupon it in any manner that he may choose. In this way the device willadvertise his business, and if the parcel should happen to be lost itwill indicate where it can be returned with the most likelihood of itsbeing restored to the owner. The printing may be done upon the top piecebefore the tag is put together, or it can be done afterward. The latterwill permit of the cards being carried in stock blank. The tags may alsobe used for shipping purposes by printing them for that purpose, or bywriting the address of the consignee upon them in the usual manner.

The holes in the ends of the narrow piece B serve two purposes-that is,they cause the card to crease along the center and also roughen thesurface of the card and prevent its slipping out of the hand in beingcarried. They also assist in causing it to make the double curve causedby the cord drawing down upon its edges at the notches and turningupward in the hand nearer the ends, as the card will crease from thepoint where the cord crosses it to the inner ends of the holes, as shownin dotted lines in Fig. 4. Thelower paper or card prevents the cord fromcoming in contact with the edge of the lower button or clamp and beingcut by the weightof the parcel. The edge of this button is turned up bymaking the button slightly concave, and it is of such a size that itwill register with the crease of the upper button, which causes thecrease to hold the cord as tight as desired. The concavity of thisbutton will prevent its edges coming in contact with the tingers whenthe hand is passed under the cards for carrying the bundle. It also actsin conneetion with the upper button, which is 'aised above the crease,in giving elasticity to the clamp for holding the cord. To furtherincrease this elasticity a disk of rubber or other yielding material maybe inserted between the disks or the cards. The flare on the edge of theupper button will act as a guide in wrapping the cord around it, as itwill cause the cord to pass in under it more readily than if it wereflat upon the paper or card.

The holes in the ends 01: the narrow piece B may also-be utilized forsuspending the tag upon the buttons of the dress when the tag is used asa spool-holder, which can readily be done by passing a cord through thespool and wrapping the ends around the clamp, as in tying a bundle. Theedge of the outer clamp can be used as a thread-cutter by drawing thethread over it.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. A tag and parcel tyerconsisting of pieces of flexible material of different widths, one uponthe other, the wider one being provided with notches upon its edges, andclampingpieces, one upon each side of said flexible pieces, and one ofwhich is for receiving and retaining the cord, all secured together, substantially as described.

2. A tag and parcel tycrconsistin g of pieces of flexible material, oneupon the other, and an upper and a lower clamping piece or button uponthe opposite sides of said flexible pieces, the top one being creasednear its periphery and the lower one being concaved and having its edgeregister with the crease of the upper one, all secured together,substantially as described.

3. A tag and parcel tyer consisting of two pieces of paper-or flexiblematerial, one upon the other, the lower one of which is narrower thanthe upper one and is provided with a hole near each end, whereby it iscreased along the middle when used for a handle, and means for clampingthe pieces together and for receiving and retaining a cord,substantially as described.

4. A tag and parcel tyerconsisting of two pieces of flexible material,the wider one of which is provided with two notches upon its side edgesand the narrower one of which is of agrcater width than the distancebetween the inner points of the notches and having an oblong slot oropening near each end, and two circular disks at the center between thenotches of the wider piece, the lower disk being of a less diameter thanthe width of the narrower piece of flexible material, and a rivet forsecurin g them together, substan tially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAlil IT. ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

\V. S. Born, CHARLES W. HANDY.

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